1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election

The 1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Clyde Tingley was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term.

1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 8, 1938 1940 →
 
Nominee John E. Miles Albert K. Mitchell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 82,344 75,017
Percentage 52.24% 47.59%

County results
Miles:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Mitchell:      50-60%

Governor before election

Clyde Tingley
Democratic

Elected Governor

John E. Miles
Democratic

General election

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Results

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1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John E. Miles 82,344 52.24% −5.23%
Republican Albert K. Mitchell 75,017 47.59% +5.10%
Independent J. D. Shuster 270 0.17%
Majority 7,327 4.65%
Total votes 157,631 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -10.34%

Results by county

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County John E. Miles
Democratic
Albert K. Mitchell
Republican
J. D. Shuster
Independent
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bernalillo 10,663 49.97% 10,547 49.43% 128 0.60% 116 0.54% 21,338
Catron 844 45.50% 1,009 54.39% 2 0.11% -165 -8.89% 1,855
Chaves 2,965 49.24% 3,049 50.63% 8 0.13% -84 -1.39% 6,022
Colfax 2,994 44.74% 3,695 55.22% 3 0.04% -701 -10.48% 6,692
Curry 2,804 65.09% 1,485 34.47% 19 0.44% 1,319 30.62% 4,308
De Baca 706 58.15% 508 41.85% 0 0.00% 198 16.31% 1,214
Doña Ana 4,007 54.61% 3,316 45.19% 15 0.20% 691 9.42% 7,338
Eddy 2,834 66.90% 1,400 33.05% 2 0.05% 1,434 33.85% 4,236
Grant 2,364 53.84% 2,025 46.12% 2 0.05% 339 7.72% 4,391
Guadalupe 2,013 54.66% 1,670 45.34% 0 0.00% 343 9.31% 3,683
Harding 843 43.95% 1,075 56.05% 0 0.00% -232 -12.10% 1,918
Hidalgo 772 62.01% 473 37.99% 0 0.00% 299 24.02% 1,245
Lea 3,355 62.80% 1,975 36.97% 12 0.22% 1,380 25.83% 5,342
Lincoln 1,379 43.79% 1,770 56.21% 0 0.00% -391 -12.42% 3,149
Luna 1,164 52.24% 1,062 47.67% 2 0.09% 102 4.58% 2,228
McKinley 2,101 54.96% 1,721 45.02% 1 0.03% 380 9.94% 3,823
Mora 1,922 44.22% 2,424 55.78% 0 0.00% -502 -11.55% 4,346
Otero 1,484 50.08% 1,479 49.92% 0 0.00% 5 0.17% 2,963
Quay 2,321 58.71% 1,610 40.73% 22 0.56% 711 17.99% 3,953
Rio Arriba 4,336 50.14% 4,310 49.84% 2 0.02% 26 0.30% 8,648
Roosevelt 1,793 60.62% 1,160 39.22% 5 0.17% 633 21.40% 2,958
San Juan 1,149 43.23% 1,503 56.55% 6 0.23% -354 -13.32% 2,658
San Miguel 5,922 54.52% 4,941 45.48% 0 0.00% 981 9.03% 10,863
Sandoval 1,824 47.91% 1,978 51.96% 5 0.13% -154 -4.05% 3,807
Santa Fe 6,406 56.87% 4,856 43.11% 3 0.03% 1,550 13.76% 11,265
Sierra 1,260 51.16% 1,195 48.52% 8 0.32% 65 2.64% 2,463
Socorro 2,526 52.58% 2,278 47.42% 0 0.00% 248 5.16% 4,804
Taos 3,127 53.69% 2,695 46.27% 2 0.03% 432 7.42% 5,824
Torrance 1,769 40.75% 2,556 58.88% 16 0.37% -787 -18.13% 4,341
Union 1,637 45.12% 1,988 54.80% 3 0.08% -351 -9.67% 3,628
Valencia 3,060 48.36% 3,264 51.58% 4 0.06% -204 -3.22% 6,328
Total 82,344 52.24% 75,017 47.59% 270 0.17% 7,327 4.65% 157,631

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  1. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1939-1940. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  2. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.